Kalfou

Region

Kalfou is a rural municipality in the department of Tahoua in Niger.

Geography

Kalfou located in the Sahel region and is an eastern suburb of the capital region of Tahoua. The other neighboring communities Kalfous are Barmou the northwest, Kao in the north, Tabalak in the northeast, Keita in the east, in the southeast Tamaské, Badaguichiri in the south and Bambeye in the southwest. The municipality is divided into 35 administrative villages, 55 traditional villages and eight hamlets. The main town of the rural community is Kalfou consisting of the administrative villages Kalfou Dabagui and Kalfou Rafi.

The Forêt de classée Minao is a 60 -acre protected nature woodland area in the municipality of Kalfou. The protected status was made in 1955.

History

Kalfou was founded in the 17th century. The rural community Kalfou went out in 2002 as part of a nationwide administrative reform from the Canton Kalfou, was released from the Barmou as an independent country community.

Population

At the 2001 census Kalfou had 75 446 inhabitants. For the year 2010 101.672 inhabitants were calculated.

Policy

In the local elections in July 2004, Abubakar Alkou Ibrah ( PNDS - Tarayya ) was elected mayor.

Economy and infrastructure

In the south of the municipality of rainfed agriculture is operated in the north has the Agropastoralismus ago. Of economic importance is also the labor migration abroad. Kalfou is located on the National Road 16, which connects the city to its neighboring cities Keita and Tahoua.